The PACT Act was designed to better support veterans exposed to environmental hazards such as burn pits.

This new paper examines the impact of that legislation on veterans' access to VA benefits and health care, as well as key challenges that remain. bit.ly/3UaRmQf

School district leaders described focusing more on increasing teachers' AI use and less on crafting student use policy, primarily because they saw the potential for AI to make teachers' jobs easier.

New report on generative #AI in K–12 classrooms. bit.ly/3TWMU7P

Fresh aid will give Ukraine an opportunity to shore up its defenses and train forces for a future counteroffensive, says RAND's Ann Marie Dailey. But don't assume this aid will lead to a near-term, large-scale Ukrainian victory, she says: 'More is needed.' bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

'The barrier to entry for somebody who wants to carry out a biological attack is eroding.'

New Q&A with RAND CEO Jason Matheny on AI and biorisk, 'competition without catastrophe' in the U.S.-China rivalry, and much more: wired.com/story/jason-ma…

'It's constantly surprising that we seem to be surprised by the hacks that are happening. And it always leads to a flurry of activity in the immediate aftermath. But the challenges is: How do we sustain that effort over the long term?'
— @qhodgson
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'Instead of refusing to cover a new drug, CMS and other insurers could condition the price they pay for a certain drug on its ability to achieve specific outcomes, including outcomes that are important to patients.' — Zach Predmore bit.ly/3JvBItR

New interim reports—with our evaluation partners @airinforms and Mathematica—on a Gates Foundation initiative that seeks to improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates among students who are Black, Latino, or experiencing poverty: bit.ly/4d9HwqF

What kind of impact could the U.S. aid package have on Ukraine's fight to defend itself?

🎧 RAND's Ann Marie Dailey discusses on the BBC's Ukrainecast: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… (interview begins at 12:55)

What are the implications of closer U.S.-Japan security cooperation?

New interview with RAND's Naoko Aoki: thediplomat.com/2024/04/the-ja…

We're pleased to announce funding for five new research projects investigating the effectiveness of extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), also known as red flag laws.
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In a recent address to Congress, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for the United States to act like a global power.

RAND's Jeffrey Hornung explains how the Japanese leader turned the tables on Washington in a way few expected. bit.ly/3WfzPJp

The PACT Act was designed to better support veterans exposed to environmental hazards such as burn pits.

This new paper examines the impact of that legislation on veterans' access to VA benefits and health care, as well as key challenges that remain. bit.ly/3UaRmQf

The U.S.-China relationship 'is one of the most important competitions in the world and also an important area of cooperation,' says Jason Matheny.

'We have to get both right in order for this century to go well.'

New Q&A with RAND's CEO: wired.com/story/jason-ma…